Siemens adds new features to V2I-Enabling ESCoS RSU

Siemens Intelligent Traffic Systems has enhanced the ESCoS Roadside Unit (RSU) by adding travel time and traffic congestion gathering capability through its Cloud-based Travel Sense application.

The new Travel Sense application is powered by Acyclica Go. It allows the RSUs to procure anonymised data from passing vehicles through Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) and upload it to the Cloud.

The new capabilities utilise an integrated long-term evolution (LTE) modem for swift communication, as well as a Wi-Fi and Bluetooth interface to connect to the new Travel Sense app.

With the addition of new capabilities, Siemens has expanded its CV RSU applications, which also include features such as curve speed warning, work zone warning, pedestrian collision warning, and transit signal priority.

The Travel Sense application will allow the agencies to invest in connected vehicle technology without abandoning current data collection capabilities.

With the new functionality, the Siemens ESCoS RSU will be able to use Wi-Fi and Bluetooth-based travel time applications and allow future-proof safety applications using DSRC.

Siemens Intelligent Traffic Systems US president Marcus Welz said: “Determining which technologies will be required long-term and which will need to be replaced by connected vehicle technology is ongoing right now and already affecting today’s investment cycles.

“Having an all-in-one solution will save our customers costs from purchasing and installing additional equipment while making the infrastructure ready for the advent of self-driving vehicles.”

Siemens stated that its RSU connected vehicle devices have completed the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) most recent round of interoperability testing.

The recent testing demonstrated that the on-board units and the ESCoS RSU communicated safely and securely using the US DOT-mandated Security Credential Management System.